I don’t know about you, but this spring bass fishing season has been pretty weird for me. Something just isn’t quite connecting for me. Normally, the prespawn period is when I catch my biggest bass of the year and although I’ve been catching plenty of fish, the true giants have eluded me thus far.
I went fishing last week and I kind of waved the proverbial white flag in regards to the reaction bait bite; I tried to force it and it just wasn’t working. So I did what I normally do when the bite gets tough. I leaned on a confidence technique and ended up skipping what seemed like miles of boat docks that afternoon with a 3/8-ounce jig. Of course, I caught a 4-pounder on the very first dock which made me think I was on some sort of pattern. So I spent the next several hours chasing a completely nonexistent pattern and capturing exactly zero additional bass.
That’s how it goes, right?
After I had enough jig skipping, I picked up a weightless floating worm rigged on a spinning rod in an act of desperation. Well, it figures that I got bit on the first four docks I skipped with that little worm. The problem, however, was that my gear was too wimpy. Every single fish broke me off on a dock post within a few seconds. I saw a few of the fish and they were definitely some good ones.
That got my brain spinning pretty hard. I was raised to throw floating worms on light tackle but I needed to find a way to beef things up and expand its possibilities a bit more.
After some experimentation, I found three different options that allow you to power fish with a floating worm. Each option has its pros and cons but I really think this will help you catch a few more fish in tough conditions. Let’s discuss everything and hopefully you’ll be able to choose the best option for your particular situation.